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Home My WebLink About061207 - RDAApproved July 24, 2007 RDA Minutes 06/12/07 Page 1 of 4 CITY OF ATASCADERO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES Tuesday, June 12, 2007, 6:30 P.M. REGULAR SESSION: 6:30 P.M. Chairperson O’Malley called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: Board Members Brennler, Clay, Luna, Béraud, and Chairperson O’Malley Absent: None Others Present: Board Secretary Marcia McClure Torgerson, Recording Secretary Grace Pucci Staff Present: Executive Director Wade McKinney, Assistant Executive Director Jim Lewis, Board Treasurer Rachelle Rickard, Public Works Director Steve Kahn, Community Development Director Warren Frace, Fire Chief Kurt Stone, Police Chief John Couch, Community Services Director Brady Cherry, Deputy Public Works Director Geoff English, Deputy Community Development Director Steve McHarris, Assistant Planner Callie Taylor and City Attorney Patrick Enright. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: MOTION: By Board Member Luna and seconded by Board Member Clay to approve the agenda. Motion passed 5:0 by a roll-call vote. Approved July 24, 2007 RDA Minutes 06/12/07 Page 2 of 4 COMMUNITY FORUM: Joan O’Keefe spoke about the difficulty she has had in gathering information regarding the Printery, and urged that when possible the content of a discussion item or Executive Directors Report be placed on the agenda with a staff report so the public is informed on the topic. Chairperson O’Malley closed the Community Forum period. Executive Director Wade McKinney commented that the Executive Director’s report is typically an oral report updating something that the agency is doing and normally covers topics that had arisen in the few days prior to the meeting. There was Board consensus to direct staff to report back at the next meeting with a review of the Printery project. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS: Board Member Clay commented that the more the public pushes the Printery issue the more the developer will push back and this could lead to nothing being done. He suggested the developer provide an update for the public. A. CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. Community Redevelopment Agency Minutes – April 24, 2007  Board Secretary Recommendation: Board approve the Community Redevelopment Agency minutes of April 24, 2007. [Board Secretary] MOTION: By Board Member Luna and seconded by Vice Chairperson Béraud to approve Item #A-1. Motion passed 5:0 by a roll-call vote. B. MANAGEMENT REPORTS: 1. Operating Budget 2007 - 2009  Fiscal Impact: Total expenditures for all funds in 2007-2008 are $3,723,660. Total expenditures for all funds in 2008-2009 are $10,952,270.  Recommendation: Board approve Draft Resolution adopting budgets for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 fiscal years and delegating to the Executive Director authority to implement same. [Executive Director] Approved July 24, 2007 RDA Minutes 06/12/07 Page 3 of 4 Board Treasurer Rachelle Rickard gave the staff report and answered questions of the Board. PUBLIC COMMENT Eric Greening spoke of the tax increment and increasing property values and asked what the scenario is if valuation sinks. Regarding the bulb outs, he recommended consultation with the bicycling segments of the community before implementation, and regarding the Del Rio visioning process, asked what is the purpose of the community visioning and what is the format, who would be doing it, and to what end. Steve Martin, Executive Director Atascadero Main Street, thanked the RDA and City Council for the investments they have made in the downtown, and reviewed those improvements. Mr. Martin spoke about the progress Main Street has made in becoming a professional organization, the Council’s #1 priority of increasing economic growth in Atascadero, and urged a continuing investment in the Main Street Program to protect what has already been invested. He asked that the $25,000 increase in funding requested by the Main Street Board be put back in the RDA budget. Chairperson O’Malley closed the Public Comment period. There was Board consensus for the following: Staff to consider the questions raised by Mr. Greening, put the response in the form of a report, and have that update at the next meeting. Consider the Main Street request under the City Council. Changes within the proposed budget: 1) strike the word “Del Rio” under Economic Options and Analysis for Fire Station Site No. 1, combine that $70,000 in Redevelopment Agency Funds and just label it “Economic Development Strategy” to match the wording in the City. MOTION: By Board Member Luna and seconded by Board Member Clay to approve Draft Resolution adopting budgets for the 2007- 2008 and 2008-2009 fiscal years and delegating to the Executive Director authority to implement same. Motion passed 5:0 by a roll-call vote. (Resolution No. 2007-002) C. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT: Wade McKinney, Executive Director Executive Director Wade McKinney reported on the implementation plan which must be updated by April 2008. He also announced that the community can fill out a form on the city’s web site to indicate what they would like the agency to be looking at. Approved July 24, 2007 RDA Minutes 06/12/07 Page 4 of 4 Board Member Luna suggested the survey not be restricted to the RDA, but also include citywide items. Board Member Clay expressed concern that this would only reach those with computers and would rather see a survey of the entire community. D. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson O’Malley adjourned the meeting at 7:02 p.m. MINUTES PREPARED BY: _____________________________ Grace Pucci, Recording Secretary